Vanessa Van Cartier

Vanessa Crokaert (born 3 December 1979), better known by the stage name Vanessa Van Cartier, is a Belgian-Dutch drag queen based in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.[1] She is best known for winning the second season of Drag Race Holland. She became the franchise's third trans woman to win.[2] Previously, she was named Miss Continental 2019 and reigned until 2021.[3]

Vanessa Van Cartier
Vanessa Van Cartier at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2022
Born (1979-12-03) 3 December 1979
Zele, Flanders, Belgium
Other namesVanessa Crokaert
Citizenship
  • Belgium
  • The Netherlands
TelevisionDrag Race Holland (season 2)

Vanessa Van Cartier is the "drag mother" of season 1 winner Envy Peru.[4] In 2021, Entertainment Weekly's Joey Nolfi described her as "a trans trailblazer who broke barriers" for her representation at Miss Continental.[5]

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2021 Drag Race Holland (season 2) Herself Contestant (Winner)
2022-23 Make Up Your Mind Herself Judge; Season 2-3
2023 Drag Race Belgique Herself Guest judge; Episode: "Grande Finale"[6]
Non Sono Una Signora Herself Coach[7]

Discography
Title Year
"Vieren (Cast Version)"
(Famke Louise featuring The Cast of Drag Race Holland, Season 2[lower-alpha 1])		 2021
  1. The queens on this track from the cast include Vanessa Van Cartier, My Little Puny and Vivaldi.

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2022 The WOWIE Awards Best Instagram (The Curated Feed Award) Herself Nominated [8][9]

References
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  1. Bowman, Anouk (27 July 2021). "Dit zijn de queens die meedoen aan Drag Race Holland seizoen 2". Cosmopolitan (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  2. Damshenas, Sam. "Drag Race Holland season 2 winner makes herstory". Gay Times. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  3. Souza, Guilherme (13 September 2019). "Meet the queen who broke stereotypes and became the first European to win Miss Continental". Gay Community News. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  4. Ermac, Raffy. "This 'Drag Race Holland' Queen Just Won the Season 2 Crown". Out. Archived from the original on 13 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  5. Nolfi, Joey (27 July 2021). "Drag Race Holland season 2 cast contains 'the best butt in the world'". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  6. "Grand Finale - Belgique Season 1". www.wowpresentsplus.com. 6 April 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  7. Minacci, Fabiano (7 October 2022). "Non Sono Una Signora, iniziate le riprese: ecco il cast completo (c'è anche Elecktra Bionic)". www.biccy.it (in Italian). Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  8. Nguyen, Nikki (2 May 2022). "World of Wonder's 2022 WOWIE Awards at DragCon: Cast Your Votes Now!". World of Wonder. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  9. "Here Are World of Wonder's 2022 WOWIE Awards Winners". World of Wonder. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
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